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In a Cashless World, You’d Better Pray the Power Never Goes Out
In a Cashless World, You’d Better Pray the Power Never Goes Out When Hurricane Maria knocked out power in Puerto Rico, residents there realized they were going to need physical cash — and a lot of it. Bloomberg reported yesterday that the Fed was forced to fly a planeload of cash to the Island to help avert disaster: […]
Chaz Peling: Backup Power Solutions
Chaz Peling: Backup Power Solutions Be prepared if the lights suddenly go out Over the past month, the Americas have sustained extensive damage from 3 major Atlantic hurricanes and 2 major earthquakes in Mexico. In terms of destroyed houses and businesses, ruined cars, and lost lives, it has been an extremely costly couple of weeks. […]
Government Regulation and Crony Capitalism is Keeping Thousands in Florida without Power
Government Regulation and Crony Capitalism is Keeping Thousands in Florida without Power Almost two weeks have passed since Hurricane Irma made landfall in South Florida, yet tens of thousands remain without power. With temperatures regularly eclipsing over 90 degrees, these outages are not only a grave inconvenience for Floridians cleaning up after the storm, but […]
How (Not) to Run a Modern Society on Solar and Wind Power Alone
How (Not) to Run a Modern Society on Solar and Wind Power Alone While the potential of wind and solar energy is more than sufficient to supply the electricity demand of industrial societies, these resources are only available intermittently. To ensure that supply always meets demand, a renewable power grid needs an oversized power generation […]
Half Of Florida Without Power As State Braces For “Lengthiest Restoration In US History”
Half Of Florida Without Power As State Braces For “Lengthiest Restoration In US History” After hammering the Florida Keys, Miami, Naples and a large swath of the southernmost part of the state – leaving some 5 million Florida homes and businesses without electricity – the still-formidable Hurricane Irma weakened to a category one storm as […]
Millions To Be Without Power As “Deadly, Devastating” Irma Closes In On Florida
Millions To Be Without Power As “Deadly, Devastating” Irma Closes In On Florida Irma is forecast to remain in a favorable warm water, light shear environment for the next 36-48 h. The intensity guidance shows a slow weakening during this time, but Irma is expected to remain at least a Category 4 hurricane until landfall […]
The Narrative of Fear and Insecurity
The Narrative of Fear and Insecurity On March 4 1933 FDR in his inaugural address to the American people said, “…the only thing we have to fear is…fear itself….” And it’s true. It is fear more than anything else that prevents people from turning away from what has failed them and stays their hand from picking […]
Just a quick reminder of who’s really in charge
Just a quick reminder of who’s really in charge Today the world of banking and finance waited with baited breath for the Federal Reserve in the United States to hike… or not to hike… interest rates. This happens several times each year as the central bank’s Federal Open Market Committee gathers to set monetary policy […]
A Correction To Commenter Matt Damon
A Correction To Commenter Matt Damon Dear Mr. Damon (I like you: can I call you Matt? You’ll never read this anyway, so I’ll call you by your first name). So, dear Matt, The cause of liberty needs people with your spirit. However, I’m sorry, but your recent defense of liberty and independence is so […]
Newfoundland Power ends conservation warning; 13,500 still in the dark in N.L.
Newfoundland Power ends conservation warning; 13,500 still in the dark in N.L. About 140 traffic lights in St. John’s need replacement, but city has only 30-40 spares More than 70 intersections in St. John’s were missing traffic lights Sunday afternoon due to Saturday’s hurricane-force winds. (Mark Cumby/CBC) Newfoundland and Labrador Hydro has ended its power […]
Storm Leaves 600,000 French Households Without Power
Storm Leaves 600,000 French Households Without Power According to French electricity grid operator Enedis, winter storm Zeus which unleashed hurricane-force winds across much of southern France, has left more than 600,000 French households without power as of 4pm on Monday. The company’s website advises that the power cuts have affected 175,000 customers in Brittany, 190,000 in […]
When Fear-Mongering Fails!
When Fear-Mongering Fails! Fear is the go-to emotion that government preys upon. It’s so reliable. The fear of the unknown causes most individuals to give away and sacrifice every liberty that they were naturally born with. A population that is perpetually afraid ultimately ends up fearing liberty itself! Government’s sales pitch is that you need them. […]
The European Union and the Misery of Bigness
The European Union and the Misery of Bigness Brexit voters should recognize Leopold Kohr’s belief that large institutions concentrate power and ignore local needs. Big cities, states or businesses: ‘They can’t work or prosper for long because their scale is inhuman, abusive and wrong.’ Airship image via Shutterstock. “What wisdom shall any man show in glorying in […]
Recycling Societies for Power and Profit
Recycling Societies for Power and Profit The Cruel Fate of the Pawns of Empire A curious diplomatic spectacle is playing out, as the imperial senate tussles over how hot to make it for the Saudis, and how close to hold the vassal sheikhs’ feet to the fire. Once again we are shown how weak and […]
